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The Planet Pluto
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Pluto - Planet ninth in order,
and farthest, from the sun. In Greek mythology, god of the dead
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Click
here to find out how far away
Pluto would
be if the sun
was only 10 feet tall. |
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Pluto
Loaded full of detailed information including the origins of
the name. Pluto is the farthest planet from the Sun (usually)
and by far the smallest. Pluto is smaller than seven of the
solar system's moons (the Moon, Io, Europa, Ganymede, Callisto,
Titan and Triton).
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Pluto,The
Ninth Planet Pluto reached perihelion (closest point
to the Sun) on 1989 September 5 at 12:00 UT. At that time it
was at 29.66 AU, or 4.4 billion kilometers, or 2.7 billion miles
from the Sun. Pluto became the "eighth" planet on 1979 February
7 at 10:44 UT when it came to a distance from the Sun less than
Neptune. It will continue in this status until 1999 February
11 at 11:22 UT when it will once again be further from the Sun
than any other planet. Its status as the ninth planet will remain
undisputed for the next 220 years when it will once again be
approaching perihelion. Of course, in that time we might discovery
another planet further out but only time will tell.
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Save
the Pluto Mission Welcome to the Save theÇPluto-Kuiper
Express Campaign Website. See the Contact NASA and Congress
Buttons on howÇto show your support for this mission. Don't
forget to signÇthe petition.
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